3 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself When Deciding to Carry a Gun
By Ryan Bridges
With great power comes great responsibility. I think I heard that in a movie once. Guns can be powerful tools for self-defense and provide unparalleled peace of mind, but they can also...
Things That Don’t Suck: The Gunzee for Concealed Carry Holsters
It’s supposed to be comforting, not comfortable! How many times have we heard that in the gun world? I get the idea behind the phrase, but I want it to be comfy too.
What’s the...
Question of the Day: When Was the Last Time You Cleaned Your Carry Gun?
(ED: I first ran this years ago and stumbled across it over the weekend and shook my head at that photo. These days my carry gun is a Springfield Hellcat. I still have that...
Concealed is Concealed: How to Dress For Everyday Carry Success
There is more to carrying a concealed handgun than simply throwing a t-shirt over your rig. You have to change your style of dress and, to a lesser extent, your lifestyle to accommodate your...
Gun Review: Beretta APX A1 Compact 9mm Pistol
The APX A1 Compact is Beretta’s mid-size addition to their striker-fired, 9mm carry gun market. It has quite a different look than the 92’s I’ve long associated Beretta with, joining the APX...
Walther Announces the New PD380 DA/SA .380 ACP Carry Pistol
For those who are recoil averse and like an easier-racking slide with a lighter trigger pull, a .380 carry gun with a DA/SA action is just what the doctor ordered. Walther certainly hopes you'll...
Why Firearm and Self Defense Training are Worth Your Time and Money
I've written a number of posts on training, including classes that use force-on-force, which elaborated on some of the most effective forms of self-defense training available to civilians today. In response, there always seems...
Bianchi Introduces the Old Tuscany Line of Leather Holsters
Bianchi Leather has a new line of premium leather holsters with a European flair. Their Old Tuscany holsters are made from Italian leathers and built with old world style and quality.They're available for a variety...
Lesson From Israel – If You Get Comfortable With Your Enemy, You’re Dead
There's a Substack colum that I read occasionally called Weapons and Strategy and it's written by Steven Bryen. And in his commentary on the Israeli attacks, the very end of his commentary, he came...
Personal Defense Tip: Stay Frosty Out There, Especially Now
Just over a week ago, border state FFLs received a warning from ATF about criminals angling to acquire some heavy-duty firearms. This was, apparently, based on fresh intelligence that a unique, current, and active...
Armed Employee Engages Former Employee Who Opened Fire at Dallas Car Dealership
Last week a former employee who had recently been fired by Vandergriff Honda in suburban Dallas walked into the car dealership with a "long-style rifle." Employees say Abbas Al-Mutairy had a "blank, very calm"...
District Court Judge Blocks Part of Maryland’s ‘Sensitive Places’ Concealed Carry Ban Law
A U.S. District Court judge in Maryland has granted in part a motion for a preliminary injunction in two cases—including one involving the Second Amendment Foundation—challenging Maryland’s “sensitive places” law, which is supposed to...